Surface-based functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis of partial brain echo planar imaging data at 1.5 T

Surface-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysis is more sensitive and accurate than volume-based analysis for detecting neural activation. However, these advantages are less important in practical fMRI experiments with commonly used 1.5-T magnetic resonance devices because of the resolution gap between the echo planar imaging data and the cortical surface models. We expected high-resolution segmented partial brain echo planar imaging (EPI) data to overcome this problem, and the activation patterns of the high-resolution data could be different from the low-resolution data. For the practical applications of surface-based fMRI analysis using segmented EPI techniques, the effects of some important factors (e.g., activation patterns, registration and local distortions) should be intensively evaluated because the results of surface-based fMRI analyses could be influenced by them. In this study, we demonstrated the difference between activations detected from low-resolution EPI data, which were covering whole brain, and high-resolution segmented EPI data covering partial brain by volume- and surface-based analysis methods. First, we compared the activation maps of low- and high-resolution EPI datasets detected by volume- and surface-based analyses, with the spatial patterns of activation clusters, and analyzed the distributions of activations in occipital lobes. We also analyzed the high-resolution EPI data covering motor areas and fusiform gyri of human brain, and presented the differences of activations detected by volume- and surface-based methods.     

Infrared small target detection via line-based reconstruction and entropy-induced suppression

This paper proposes a novel infrared small target detection method which is composed of two stages. The first stage is implemented by line-based reconstruction for suppressing the background clutter, and the second stage is induced by information entropy for further standing out the targets. Compared with the state-of-the-art approaches, the proposed approach is able to achieve better performance in terms of efficiency and accuracy.     

Propeller sheet cavitation noise source modeling and inversion

Propeller sheet cavitation is the main contributor to high level of noise and vibration in the after body of a ship. Full measurement of the cavitation-induced hull pressure over the entire surface of the affected area is desired but not practical. Therefore, using a few measurements on the outer hull above the propeller in a cavitation tunnel, empirical or semi-empirical techniques based on physical model have been used to predict the hull-induced pressure (or hull-induced force). In this paper, with the analytic source model for sheet cavitation, a multi-parameter inversion scheme to find the positions of noise sources and their strengths is suggested. The inversion is posed as a nonlinear optimization problem, which is solved by the optimization algorithm based on the adaptive simplex simulated annealing algorithm. Then, the resulting hull pressure can be modeled with boundary element method from the inverted cavitation noise sources. The suggested approach is applied to the hull pressure data measured in a cavitation tunnel of the Samsung Heavy Industry. Two monopole sources are adequate to model the propeller sheet cavitation noise. The inverted source information is reasonable with the cavitation dynamics of the propeller and the modeled hull pressure shows good agreement with cavitation tunnel experimental data.     

Ray tracing/correlation approach to estimation of surface-based duct parameters from radar clutter

This paper describes a technique to estimate surface-based duct parameters by using a simple ray tracing/correlation method. The approach is novel in that it incorporates the Spearman rank-order correlation scheme between the observed surface clutter and the surface ray density for a given propagation path. The simulation results and the real data results both demonstrate the ability of this method to estimate surface-based duct parameters. Compared with the results obtained by a modified genetic algorithm combined with the parabolic wave equation, the results retrieved from the ray tracing/correlation scheme show a minor reduction in accuracy but a great improvement on computation time. Therefore the ray tracing/correlation method might be used as a precursor to more sophisticated and slower techniques, such as genetic algorithm and particle filters, by narrowing the parameter search space and providing a comprehensive and more efficient estimation algorithm.     

Development and Comparative Studies of Three Non-Free Parameter Lattice Boltzmann Models for Simulation of Compressible Flows

This paper at first shows the details of finite volume-based lattice Boltzmann method (FV-LBM) for simulation of compressible flows with shock waves. In the FV-LBM, the normal convective flux at the interface of a cell is evaluated by using one-dimensional compressible lattice Boltzmann model, while the tangential flux is calculated using the same way as used in the conventional Euler solvers. The paper then presents a platform to construct one-dimensional compressible lattice Boltzmann model for its use in FV-LBM. The platform is formed from the conservation forms of moments. Under the platform, both the equilibrium distribution functions and lattice velocities can be determined, and therefore, non-free parameter model can be developed. The paper particularly presents three typical non-free parameter models, D1Q3, D1Q4 and D1Q5. The performances of these three models for simulation of compressible flows are investigated by a brief analysis and their application to solve some one-dimensional and two-dimensional test problems. Numerical results showed that D1Q3 model costs the least computation time and D1Q4 and D1Q5 models have the wider application range of Mach number. From the results, it seems that D1Q4 model could be the best choice for the FV-LBM simulation of hypersonic flows.     

Numerical simulation of radiative heat transfer from non-gray gases in three-dimensional enclosures

The discrete ordinates and the discrete transfer methods are applied to the numerical simulation of radiative heat transfer from non-gray gases in three-dimensional enclosures. Several gas radiative property models are used, namely the correlated k-distribution (CK), the spectral line-based weighted-sum-of-gray-gases (SLW) and the weighted-sum-of-gray-gases (WSGG) methods. The results are compared with recently published accurate calculations based on the statistical narrow band model. The WSGG model is computationally efficient, but often yields relatively large errors. It should be used only if moderate accuracy is sufficient. The SLW model is the best alternative regarding the compromise between accuracy and numerical efficiency. However, an optimization of the coefficients of the model is essential to reduce the computational requirements, especially in the case of gas mixtures. The CK model is the most accurate of the methods evaluated here, but too time consuming for engineering applications, although recent developments may partly overcome this shortcoming.     

Line-based camera calibration with lens distortion correction from a single image

Camera calibration is a fundamental and important step in many machine vision applications. For some practical situations, computing camera parameters from merely a single image is becoming increasingly feasible and significant. However, the existing single view based calibration methods have various disadvantages such as ignoring lens distortion, requiring some prior knowledge or special calibration environment, and so on. To address these issues, we propose a line-based camera calibration method with lens distortion correction from a single image using three squares with unknown length. Initially, the radial distortion coefficients are obtained through a non-linear optimization process which is isolated from the pin-hole model calibration, and the detected distorted lines of all the squares are corrected simultaneously. Subsequently, the corresponding lines used for homography estimation are normalized to avoid the specific unstable case, and the intrinsic parameters are calculated from the sufficient restrictions provided by vectors of homography matrix. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, both simulative and real experiments have been carried out and the results show that the proposed method is robust under general conditions and it achieves comparable measurement accuracy in contrast with the traditional multiple view based calibration method using 2D chessboard target.     

Non-cavitating propeller noise modeling and inversion

Marine propeller is the dominant exciter of the hull surface above it causing high level of noise and vibration in the ship structure. Recent successful developments have led to non-cavitating propeller designs and thus present focus is the non-cavitating characteristics of propeller such as hydrodynamic noise and its induced hull excitation. In this paper, analytic source model of propeller non-cavitating noise, described by longitudinal quadrupoles and dipoles, is suggested based on the propeller hydrodynamics. To find the source unknown parameters, the multi-parameter inversion technique is adopted using the pressure data obtained from the model scale experiment and pressure field replicas calculated by boundary element method. The inversion results show that the proposed source model is appropriate in modeling non-cavitating propeller noise. The result of this study can be utilized in the prediction of propeller non-cavitating noise and hull excitation at various stages in design and analysis.     

A 3-D radiation model for non-grey gases

A three-dimensional radiation code based on method of lines (MOL) solution of discrete ordinates method (DOM) coupled with spectral line-based weighted sum of grey gases (SLW) model for radiative heat transfer in non-grey absorbing-emitting media for use in conjunction with a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code based on the same approach was developed. The code was applied to three test problems: two containing isothermal homogenous/non-homogenous water vapor and one non-isothermal water vapor/carbon dioxide mixture. Predictive accuracy of the code was evaluated by benchmarking its steady-state predictions against accurate results, calculated by ray tracing method with statistical narrow band model, available in the literature. Comparative testing with solutions of other methods is also provided. Comparisons reveal that MOL solution of DOM with SLW model provides accurate solutions for radiative heat fluxes and source terms and can be used with confidence in conjunction with CFD codes based on MOL.     

Effects of internal mass distribution and its isolation on the acoustic characteristics of a submerged hull

The primary aim of machinery isolation in marine vessels is to isolate structural vibration of the onboard machinery from the hull and to reduce far-field radiation of underwater noise. A substantial proportion of the total submarine mass is on flexible mounts that isolate supported masses from the hull at frequencies above the mounting system resonant frequency. This reduces the dynamically effective mass of the hull and affects the signature of the marine vessel due to propeller excitation. A fully coupled finite element/boundary element (FE/BE) model has been developed to investigate the effect of mass distribution and isolation in a submerged hull. The finite element model of the structure includes internal structures to represent the machinery and other flexibly mounted components. Changes in the radiated sound power demonstrate the effect of machinery isolation on the acoustic signature of the submerged hull due to the external propeller forces. Results are also presented to show how the arrangement of flexible mounts for a large internal structure can influence the radiation due to machinery forces.     

A Monte Carlo implementation to solve radiation heat transfer in non-uniform media with spectrally dependent properties

This paper presents the application of the Monte Carlo method to solve the radiative heat exchange in non-homogeneous, non-isothermal gases with spectrally dependent properties. Among others models, the absorption-line blackbody (ALB) distribution function, originally defined and derived for the spectral line-based weighted-sum-of-gray-gases (SLW) model, allows an immediate, simple implementation of the Monte Carlo method to account the spectral dependence of the radiative properties. This work shows how the Monte Carlo method can be combined to the ALB distribution function, and provides results for heat transfer in a mixture of water vapor, carbon dioxide and nitrogen that have satisfactory agreement with the SLW method and with line-by-line integration. Finally, the solution technique is employed to solve two examples aiming at demonstrating the effect of the absorbing species concentration on the thermal radiative exchanges. The method is of great interest for the computation of radiative transfer in combustion systems where the chemical species concentration and the temperature are not uniform.     

Structural and acoustic responses of a fluid-loaded cylindrical hull with structural discontinuities

This paper studies the low frequency vibrational behaviour and radiated sound of a submarine hull under axial excitation. The submarine is modelled as a fluid-loaded cylindrical shell with internal bulkheads and ring-stiffeners and closed at each end by circular plates. A smeared approach is used to model the ring stiffeners. The external pressure acting on the hull due to the fluid loading is calculated using an infinite model and is shown to be a good approximation at low frequencies. The radiated sound pressure is obtained by considering the finite cylindrical hull to be extended by two semi-infinite rigid baffles. The sound pressure is then only due to the radial displacement of the cylindrical shell, without taking into account the scattering at the finite ends. The main aim of this paper is to observe the influence of the various complicating effects such as the bulkheads, ring-stiffeners and fluid loading on the structural and acoustic responses of the finite cylindrical shell. Results from the analytical models presented in this paper are compared to the computational results from finite element and boundary element models.     

基于光纤光栅技术的船体横扭角测量方法研究

简要介绍了常见的船体横扭角测量方法,与传统的船体横扭角测量方法相比,光栅技术具有精度高、体积小、测量通道多等优势。建立了从应变量到横扭角的转换模型,设计并完成了与测量船现有变形测量系统的对比测量试验。试验结果表明:在较短测量时段内光栅测量数据与现有船载变形测量系统的测量数据吻合度高,误差在5″范围内,满足船体变形测量的要求;在长时间测量过程中,外界振动干扰对测量结果影响显著。     

A fast estimation of sonar cross section of acoustically large and complex underwater targets using a deterministic scattering center model

In this paper, a fast method is proposed to estimate the sonar cross section of acoustically large and complex underwater targets such as submarines and torpedoes. The proposed method is based on a deterministic scattering center model which constructs scattering center database by using a combining method of physical optics and geometric optics and then reconstructs sonar cross section patterns from that database with a polynomial interpolation with respect to the incident angle. The parametric studies to find appropriate intervals of the reference incident angle are systematically carried out for simple targets such as a flat square plate and an orthogonal dihedral. Moreover, to validate the proposed method, sonar cross sections of real-like targets such as a pressure hull and an idealized submarine are calculated. The comparisons show that the results by the proposed method are in good agreement with those by the direct calculation.     

Statistical mechanics of convex bodies

The difficulties inherent in the construction of two-dimensional pressure ensembles are discussed, and are tackled by defining an energy cost depending on the convex hull of the set of particles. An energy proportional to the area of the convex hull is not able to prevent evaporation of the system, whereas an energy proportional to the area of the circumcircle of the convex hull ensures a thermodynamic behavior. In the latter model, which turns out to be exactly solvable, various characterizations are given of the geometry of a typical state.     

Color reproduction from desktop display to projector based on visual matching

We present a novel method of color reproduction from desktop displays to projectors via visual assessment. The model is based on visual matching nine color patches between a display and a projector. The effects of the method to improve color reproduction are tested for 30 samples by visual and color difference evaluations. The expeirmental results of visual evaluation show that the color reproduction is improved by 87.5%. The maximum, minimum, and average color differences between the displayed colors and the projected ones before and after correction are 28.94, 4.35, 16.78, 16.51, 0.64, and 3.51 △Eab^＊ units respectively, which are consistent with the results of visual evaluation.     

Scale and rotation robust line-based matching for high resolution images

A line-based matching method is proposed to overcome the low significant level of point feature and the shortage in the matching between weak texture images. Edges are extracted to generate line segments at first. Then, saliency-lines are detected and a control network is constructed in each image. Every remaining general-line is grouped into a saliency-line through a process of clustering. Finally, an iterative algorithm is applied to search for correspondences based on their position relative to the saliency-line. Sufficient spatial information is available to reduce the ambiguity and avoid false matches. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method is robust to image scale change and rotation, and the performance is better than point-based method in low texture area.     

Active control of sound radiated by a submarine in bending vibration

This paper theoretically investigates the use of inertial actuators to reduce the sound radiated by a submarine hull in bending vibration under harmonic excitation from the propeller. The radial forces from the propeller are tonal at the blade passing frequency and are transmitted to the hull through the stern end cone. The hull is modelled as a fluid loaded cylindrical shell with ring stiffeners and two equally spaced bulkheads. The cylinder is closed by end-plates and conical end caps. The actuators are arranged in circumferential arrays and attached to the prow end cone. Both Active Vibration Control and Active Structural Acoustic Control are analysed. The inertial actuators can provide control forces with a magnitude large enough to reduce the sound radiated by the vibrations of the hull in some frequency ranges.     

A pressure-based algorithm for multi-phase flow at all speeds

A new finite volume-based numerical algorithm for predicting incompressible and compressible multi-phase flow phenomena is presented. The technique is equally applicable in the subsonic, transonic, and supersonic regimes. The method is formulated on a non-orthogonal coordinate system in collocated primitive variables. Pressure is selected as a dependent variable in preference to density because changes in pressure are significant at all speeds as opposed to variations in density, which become very small at low Mach numbers. The pressure equation is derived from overall mass conservation. The performance of the new method is assessed by solving the following two-dimensional two-phase flow problems: (i) incompressible turbulent bubbly flow in a pipe, (ii) incompressible turbulent air–particle flow in a pipe, (iii) compressible dilute gas–solid flow over a flat plate, and (iv) compressible dusty flow in a converging diverging nozzle. Predictions are shown to be in excellent agreement with published numerical and/or experimental data.     

SiC晶体生长中流场的优化设计

物理气相输运法(PVT)是实验室最为常见的碳化硅(SiC)大块单晶生长方法.本文在碳化硅晶体生长模型化研究中,针对碳化硅单晶PVT生长过程中的传热传质等现象引入了对流传热中的场协同原理,利用这一原理对生长室内的流场温度场进行了优化,并对改良前后分别进行了数值模拟,研究了该原理对晶体生长的影响.实验室碳化硅单晶的生长成功...